Improve Supply Chain Efficiency through a Web-Based System: A Case Study on a Pharmaceutical Company in Thailand Panthip Pothitong Assumption University Email: panthip_pothitong@yahoo.com Chayakrit Charoensiriwath‚ Ph.D. National Electronics and Computer Technology Center Email: chayakrit.charoensiriwath@nectec.or.th Abstract - The supply chain operations in pharmaceutical industry are one of the most complex operations to manage. To efficiently manage the supply chain in this industry‚ information
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Chapter 2 StRATEGY and sustAINABILITY Review and Discussion Questions 1. Can a factory be fast‚ dependable‚ flexible‚ produce high-quality products‚ and still provide poor service from a customer’s perspective? Yes‚ if a customer’s needs are not considered and does not influence strategy development‚ an organization could be delivering the wrong service or product. Even though the product is of high quality‚ delivered quickly‚ and offers many options and features‚ overall service could
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Table of Contents 1 - Alderfer’s ERG Theory Overview 3 Components of the Alderfer’s erg theory 3 2 - McClelland’s Need Theory Overview 4 Components of the mcclelland’s need theory 4 Managerial Implications 5 Innovative Actions 5 1 - Alderfer’s ERG Theory Overview Clayton Alderfer’s ERG theory is built upon Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory. To begin his theory‚ Alderfer collapses Maslow’s five levels of needs into three categories. And What he means by his theory that an already
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Monday‚ August 25‚ 2008 Effect of Motivation on Workers Productivity CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Motivation is concerned with why people do what they do. It answers such questions as why do managers or workers got o work and do a good job. This tries to explain what motivates people to act the way they do‚ with primary focus on the work place. It is the primary task of the manager to create and maintain an environment in which employees can work efficiently to realize
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Homework 1 1. In December‚ General Motors produced 6‚600 customized vans at its plant in Detroit. The labor productivity at this plant is known to have been 0.10 vans per labor-hour during that month. 300 labors were employed at the plant that month. a) How many hours did the average laborer work that month? b) If the productivity can be increased to 0.11 vans per labor-hour‚ how many hours would be average laborer work that month? 2. George Kyparisis makes bearing balls in Miami plant. With
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MIT ICAT Operating Costs and Productivity Measures Dr. Peter P. Belobaba 16.75J/1.234J Airline Management February 15‚ 2006 MIT ICAT DOT Form 41 • Form 41 contains traffic‚ financial‚ and operating cost data reported to the DOT by US Major airlines – Data is reported and published quarterly for most tables – Detail of reporting differs for different expense categories • Aircraft operating expenses by aircraft type and region of operation • Other expenses more difficult to allocate
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Airbus 380 It is not very often that we can attribute a project failure directly to a culture that management has tried to change but for political reasons finds it impossible to do so. The project failure at Airbus is one such example. Airbus When Airbus was founded in 1970 two major objectives prevailed. The first was to create a consortium of existing companies whose facilities had been scattered at sixteen sites in four European countries including France‚ Germany‚ Britain‚ and Spain.
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RFID V BARCODE : A COST- BENEFIT ANALYSIS What is RFID? Radio frequency identification (RFID) is a generic term that is used to describe a system that transmits the identity (in the form of a unique serial number) of an object or person wirelessly‚ using radio waves. It’s grouped under the broad category of automatic identification technologies. RFID is in use all around us. If we have ever chipped sour pet with an ID tag‚ used EZPass through a toll booth‚ or paid for gas using SpeedPass‚ you’ve
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THE EFFECT OF POSTPONEMENT ON THE PRODUCTIVITY OF AN ORGANIZZATION Introduction:- Over the past few decades‚ logistics activities have gained increasing strategic importance for almost every company all over the world. Fixed costs of production have increased‚ consumer demands have become more complex and are harder to predict‚ both in time and place. Technology is rapidly changing around the world every new day there is a new and advance technology and product life cycles have shortened while
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How to improve forecast To consistently manage performance‚ the Beer Chain needs timely and accurate forecasts that can guide decision making and support strategic goals in the long term. When executed correctly‚ forecast can help to streamline the process‚ respond to changes‚ evaluate drivers and improve the process and workflow. In the management of the game‚ the four parts of the chain could infer some improvements. At first‚ the success of a supply chain is based on the harmony of all the
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